About the Book
ArtQuilt Elements (AQE) is the only biennial East Coast venue devoted exclusively to the art quilt. Founded in 1999, AQE 2016 is the 12th exhibition of this internationally acclaimed show set in suburban Philadelphia. The exhibition has been widely praised by reviewers and artists not only for exhibiting the quilts in a gallery setting but also for promoting the quilt as an art form. The six-week exhibit will display quilts from 66 fiber artists from around the world, juried by Bruce W. Pepich of the Racine Art Museum. The work juried into this exhibition embraces original and innovative methods and incorporate impressive craftsmanship and technical prowess. This 86-page exhibition catalog features a full page image of each quilt accompanied by the artist's statement, as well as introductory essays by Nancy Campbell, Wayne Art Center Executive Director, and Cindy Friedman, Art Quilt Elements founder. Juror Bruce W. Pepich, Executive Director and Curator of Collections at the Racine Art Museum, introduces the exhibition with reflections on his selection process. Art Quilt Elements 2016 features work by the following artists: Betsy Abbott, MA Naomi S. Adams, ID Gail J. Baar, IL Nancy Bardach, CA Linda Beach, CO Margaret Black, PA Lynda K. Boardman, PA Elizabeth Brandt, MI Eliza Brewster, PA Peggy Brown, IN Mary T. Buchanan, VA Bonnie M. Bucknam, WA Marianne Burr, WA Betty Busby, NM Susan Callahan, MD Benedicte Caneill, NY Cher Cartwright, Canada Shin-hee Chin, KS Linda Colsh, MD Sara Drower, IL Dianne Firth, Australia Frances A. Frederick, PA Kerri M. Green, TX Sandy Gregg, MA Desiree D. Habicht, CA Ayn Hanna, CO Rosemary Hoffenberg, MA Beth Porter Johnson, TN Ann Johnston, OR Jill A. Kerttula, VA Lisa Kijak, CA Brigitte Kopp, Germany Pat Kroth, WI Paulette Landers, OR Judy Langille, NJ Judith Larzelere, RI Tracey Lawko, Canada Susan Leonard, PA Kathleen Loomis, KY Niraja C. Lorenz, OR Lori Lupe Pelish, NY Jeanne Marklin, MA Valerie Maser-Flanagan, MA Sherri Lipman McCauley, TX Lorie McCown, VA Diane Melms, AK Alicia Merrett, England Sharon R. Nemirov, AZ Kathy Nida, CA Dan Olfe, CA Mary B, Pal, Canada Marti Plager, KY Dorothy Raymond, CO Denise L. Roberts, WV Meryl H. Ruth, ME Dinah Sargeant, CA Barbara J. Schneider, IL Karen Schulz, MD Diane Siebels, VA Brenda Gael Smith, Australia Kerby C. Smith, CA Jim S. Smoote, IL K. Velis Turan, NY Barbara W. Watler, FL Hope Wilmarth, TX Charlotte Ziebarth, CO This catalog was generously supported by a grant from Friends of Fiber Arts.
